But the bar may be closing because the owner needs extensive surgery.

As you build the Bank will conduct a few inspections to make sure the money matches what is done to the house.

What have avenues have you read extensively in and are considering in delving in so far?

Buyers and sellers alike can conduct all of their research online.

In this example we had a balance increase, a rate decrease and I believe a maturity extension.  

This was just one of the factors that distorted the ARV.The TRUE ARV is about $400K, no matter what the numbers say.In addition to all that, I connect my investors with various lending sources, network extensively and overall work hard for them.My goal is not to be a "one and done".  

The landlord and I observed some damages during our final walkthrough to the wooden floors (extensive...caused by AC unit), that I caved in a paid him around $5000 in damages, just to be safe.Calls me back two weeks after he moved back in...unrelated to the floors...termites have infested two walls that may have to come down.

You have seen that the unit needs some "extensive" upgrades that are just not possible while a tenant is living there and that you are really sorry but will be unable to renew the lease.

Learn some nothing down techniques and use themFind sellers and negotiate with them directly (unlisted properties)Ask your agent to send you expired listing dailyMake offers 20% below last listed price on expired listingsMake Trial Offers and  use Second Stage negotiations Flip some properties every month to create cash reserve and cash flow.Always ask for seller financing in your contract offerAsk for Principal Mortgages, delayed settlements and early pay-off discountsTake a portion of your money to advertise for propertiesRun radio ads for real estate wantedUs a skinny contractsHave your agent take out the clause in his contrat "Time is of the Essences"Build in an automatic extension in your contract (have it before you need it)Have fun and build your real estate portfolioCharles

Different rules come into play in those so that is why I asked if the TCB was conducting the sale.